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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantTouti
Registered: March 13, 2007
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It would really be nice to have a full screen version of the gallery to use as screen saver.
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Registered: March 26, 2007
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Couldn't you just point the Windows slideshow screensaver at the directory with your cover art?
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Couldn't you just point the Windows slideshow screensaver at the directory with your cover art?


That's an interestin idea   I might do that for a bit
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantTouti
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Couldn't you just point the Windows slideshow screensaver at the directory with your cover art?


Yes I could.....however  I don't think windows slideshow screensaver would be smart enough to:

Differentiate between front and back covers to show only front ones.
Allow me to sort on fields from my collection
Allow me to filter on fields from my collection.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorWinston Smith
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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Couldn't you just point the Windows slideshow screensaver at the directory with your cover art?


I have donethat in the past, smee and it worked just fine, with only one small exception, the screen saver read both Front and Backs.

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Registered: April 10, 2007
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For someone that might now how to program plug-ins, this seems like it wouldn't be too difficult a thing to do as a plug-in --and a really clever idea as well. Also, there are freeware screensavers out there that will display pictures depending on a number of different arguments such as directories, lists, wildcards, etc. Two good ones that come to mind right off would be gPhotoShow (http://www.gphotoshow.com/) and Picture and Sound Show (http://www.joeltechnologies.com/). Have Fun!
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantChazcdc54
Registered: March 19, 2007
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Couldn't you just point the Windows slideshow screensaver at the directory with your cover art?


I remember doing this some years ago and can't remember the specific process now. I have Win2000 Pro. Can anyone detail the moves.

I can see in Screen Saver under Display properties the "Photoimpression Screen Saver" choice, but there is no where to get Windows to "point" to my DVDPr Images folder that I can see. I must be missing it somewhere. Help!
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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Differentiate between front and back covers to show only front ones.

That can be done with Picture and Sound Show Screensaver. Just tell him where the directory with all those nice cover-scans is and that he should show *f.jpg

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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantRossRoy
Registered: March 13, 2007
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What would be nice is a screensaver to show the cover pictures, but that would also use some light zoom and pan effects on the covers while they are displayed.

Kind of what they do in biographies when they show kids picture of the person.

Or, how MotionPicture does it.
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I'm using the content of my pictures folder as a screen saver.
Everytime i saw a great cover, banner, poster, a movie pic or samething related i save to my hard drive.
It's quite nice. 
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantChazcdc54
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Using the Picture and Sound Show and it's great but as others have said the ability to have the Covers only showing would be optimal.  Is there anyway to set up a restriction with a wild card or something (ex.: %f.jpg)? 
DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantPalindromeMD
Registered: March 20, 2007
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorSrehtims
Registered: March 13, 2007
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I use "IrfanView - Image Viewer", it's free.
Under "File"
Selct: "Slideshow"
Set "Look in:
C:\Documents and Settings\"your name"\My Documents\DVD Profiler\Databases\Default\Images
"File Name": *f.jpg
(*f selects the front cover scans.)
set a file name and hold down the "Shilt" key
slide alonf the list unril you reach the end of the list or what ever.
this will pick the images.
Select "Any"
Select: "Play""
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantDr. Killpatient
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Registered: May 19, 2007
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If you like mucking around with Yahoo Widgets, you could create one to read in the exported XML file and display the movie information with cover shots.

It's like Windows Programing in JavaScript.  Hell, that's exactly what it is.
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